red line for 502 mag carb
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red line for 502 mag carb
hi all i have been getting way too many diffrent answers as for what is the red line for my engine i am looking for a exact number so i can get my prop labbed . the engine is a 502 mag carb and i come up with 97 as far as the year the engine was purchased new and installed .
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hi all i have been getting way too many diffrent answers as for what is the red line for my engine i am looking for a exact number so i can get my prop labbed . the engine is a 502 mag carb and i come up with 97 as far as the year the engine was purchased new and installed .
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I agree, but I look at it this way. If you nomally run full of fuel and 4-5 persons on board or half tank and 2 persons. Then you want to prop it for the load you run. Service Manual says 4600-5000 WOT.
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thanks guys , is there something that i am missing when i think that i would want to run 5k instead of 4600 or is it better to run the engine lower than 5k . right now i am all stock and run a 24 p rt hand bravo 1 that works great (for the most part ) . i run right at 4000 rpm with no trim and 4300 with all the trim it can handle which turns out a impressive 58 mph lol. anyway long story short i was gonna do heads ,intake exhaust and cam this winter do you guys think that i should hold on to this prop and see what happens after the mod's or should i ditch it and get myself a 22p bravo 1 ?
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i understand that , i was wondering if people thought that for the time being if i stepped down to a 22 b 1 if that would cure my no top end / low rpm issues with my stock engine .
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I am currently running a RH 23 mirage plus 3 blade in a 1993 carbed 502 and am seeing 66 mph at 5500rpm.